novelSusiti Chapter 22: Ten Thousand Dynasty Generals Plead for Command! Vowing to Annihilate Japan and the East
Chapter 22: Ten Thousand Dynasty Generals Plead for Command! Vowing to Annihilate Japan and the East
In the seventh year of the Jingtai reign, Zhu Qiyu, like a tiger unleashed from its sluice gates, slaughtered all the meritorious officials who had contributed to the restoration of the Southern Gate last night.
He had felt much better today, but as he stood in the main hall looking at the layers of white bones in the sky, his breathing became rapid again.
"A national disgrace! A national disgrace! These Japanese barbarians have been so brutal! It is truly outrageous!"
Zhu Qiyu's gaze was as sharp as a knife as he swept over the assembled officials before speaking in a cold voice.
"From this day forth! Cut off all envoys from Japanese pirates to the Ming Dynasty! Expand the Ming Navy immediately! I want to see the warships of my Great Ming Dynasty sailing along the coastline of Japan!"
Grand Secretary Chen Xun hesitated before speaking.
"Your Majesty, in the fifth year of the Jingtai reign, Japanese pirates sent envoys to the capital. Although they left in July, many Zen monks, barbarians, and Japanese merchants remain in various levels and regions of the Ming Dynasty. What should be done with these people?"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Qiyu's face turned cold. In the past, he would have been expelled from the Ming Dynasty at most, but Zhu Qiyu's temperament had changed. Moreover, after seeing the piles of white bones on the sky above the future world, a cold look appeared in his eyes!
"These barbarians! How dare they learn the culture of China! These people are all wolves in sheep's clothing! As the ruler of China, I must clear away obstacles for future generations! By my decree, within three days, all Zen monks, barbarians, and Japanese merchants within the territory of the Ming Dynasty must return to their islands!"
"Anyone who lingers after three days will be executed without mercy!"
The sound shocked the court officials. Zhu Qiyu's words were a death sentence for all the Japanese pirates in the Ming Dynasty.
But at this moment, no one dared to utter a single word of injustice for these people! For three hundred thousand piles of white bones! Three hundred thousand heroic souls of China! Are now watching over their ancestors and departed loved ones from the heavens above!
Above the sky, Liu Yan led Xu Miaoyun to another part of the memorial hall.
It was a huge black wall.
The walls were covered with names.
The black stone walls, the golden lettering, one after another, layer upon layer, densely packed, are like countless eyes gazing at the world in the darkness.
"This wall is called the Wailing Wall."
Liu Yan's voice was very low, as if she was afraid of disturbing the resting souls here.
"The names of some of the victims are engraved on it."
As the camera zooms in, those names fill the entire sky, like sharp swords piercing the hearts of every Chinese dynasty!
"Of the 300,000 people, only a small fraction can be identified and have their names recorded, but even so, it is impossible to carve on this wall."
Xu Miaoyun stepped forward and gently stroked the names with her fingers.
Behind every name is a living, breathing person.
Behind every name lies a bloody history.
Xu Miaoyun's tears fell like beads from a broken string onto the dark stone wall.
The sound of wailing echoed and lingered in the air above the main hall.
At this moment, both inside and outside the sky, there was a chorus of weeping.
The Great Qin Dynasty, Xianyang Palace!
Ying Zheng stood beneath the sky, his face ashen, his eyes blazing with fury.
His eyes reddened.
Even the First Emperor, who had built up the legacy of six generations of his family, swept across six kingdoms, and unified the world, and was known for his ruthlessness and cold-bloodedness, could not suppress the surging emotions in his heart at this moment!
"These are all my subjects! These are all the people of my China!"
"Three hundred thousand people died tragically! And not even their names were recorded!"
Ying Zheng suddenly turned around and looked at the civil and military officials behind him.
"Wang Jian!"
"Your humble servant is here!"
Wang Jian, the foremost general of Qin, was a veteran with white hair and beard, but still remarkably vigorous. At this moment, his eyes were also bloodshot as he stepped forward with clasped hands.
"Your subject is here!"
"Are you willing to pacify the barbarian islands for the sake of our China?"
Wang Jian clasped his hands in a fist salute, his gaze resolute.
"I am willing to go! Three hundred thousand lives! I will repay you with three million lives of the island barbarians!"
Great Han Dynasty, Chang Le Palace!
Liu Bang stood in the hall, the smile on his face long gone.
The usually jovial and unconventional Emperor Gaozu of Han now had a livid face and bloodshot eyes.
"Sons of Han! How can we endure such humiliation!"
Liu Bang suddenly turned around and looked at the fierce general behind him.
These fierce generals who had followed him all the way from Pei County through the chaos of the late Qin Dynasty instantly understood Liu Bang's intentions!
Fan Kuai was the first to step forward, his leopard-like eyes wide open, his voice booming like a bell.
"Your Majesty! This old minister requests permission to fight! This old minister wants to smash the brains out of those Japanese pirates!"
Zhou Bo followed closely behind.
"Your Majesty! I am willing to lead the army! I swear I will not return to the capital until the Eastern Sea is destroyed!"
Guan Ying! Li Shang! Xiahou Ying! One after another, these fierce generals volunteered for battle, their voices echoing throughout the palace.
Until the very end! The man slowly rose to his feet!
"Your subject, Han Xin, requests permission to fight!"
Great Tang Dynasty, Taiji Palace!
At this moment, Li Shimin's face was like a bottomless pool!
A fierce wind blew, causing the hem of this emperor, one of the greatest emperors in history, to flutter!
This ruthless and decisive emperor, who never showed weakness, was now trembling!
"For a thousand years, China has endured! The land has been in turmoil! How dare this tiny nation covet our sacred artifacts! They have insulted our people and slaughtered our comrades!"
Without further ado, the ruthless men behind Li Shimin, who had quelled the chaos at the end of the Sui Dynasty, could no longer tolerate it!
Li Jing, the greatest general of the Tang Dynasty! He steps forward with clasped hands.
"Your Majesty! I request permission to fight!"
As soon as he finished speaking, following closely behind Li Jing was Qin Qiong, the number one double-flower red stick of the Tang Dynasty!
"Though I am old, I can still fight the enemy! Please allow me to be the vanguard!"
Yuchi Gong, Cheng Yaojin, Xu Maogong, Hou Junji—one after another, familiar names stepped forward, their voices clamoring for battle echoing throughout the hall!
The Yuan Dynasty, the eighteenth year of the Zhiyuan era.
Kublai Khan, the Yuan Dynasty emperor, sat solemnly on the dragon throne.
This emperor, the only one to achieve both the sealing of the wolf's lair and the capture of the dragon in the south, had previously failed in his two campaigns against Japan.
He had originally planned a third time, but the ministers advised against it, and even he had no choice but to give up.
However, at this moment, looking at the sky above, one tragic scene after another was being reported!
The ministers who had initially tried to dissuade Kublai Khan fell silent.
Although the Yuan Dynasty was ruled by a foreign ethnic group, it was still part of the Chinese nation!
Kublai Khan stood up and spoke.
"My two campaigns against Japan ended in defeat both times due to typhoons!"
"I initially believed it was the will of Heaven! But today I realize that my momentary leniency has left such a great humiliation for future generations!"
"Today I ask you, my beloved ministers, who still wishes to advise me?"
The main hall was completely silent.
Upon seeing this, Kublai Khan took a deep breath and said.
"In that case! Issue the decree of the Great Yuan Emperor! Prepare for war nationwide! Launch a third campaign against Japan! Upon entering the island! Level the wheels of vehicles! Anyone exceeding the height of a wheel will be executed!"
The Nanjing Massacre Museum's depiction of the tragedy has deeply affected the hearts of every emperor, general, and commoner throughout Chinese history!
An unprecedented hatred swept in like a tidal wave, determined to wipe these Japanese pirates off the map of the world!
Wang Jian and Meng Tian of the Qin Dynasty, Han Xin, Wei Qing, and Huo Qubing of the Han Dynasty, Li Jing, Qin Qiong, and Yuchi Gong of the Tang Dynasty, and Xu Da, Lan Yu, and Qi Jiguang of the Ming Dynasty!
At this moment! Throughout China's millennia of history, countless renowned generals and valiant warriors have stirred with excitement! They share only one goal!
Horses trample Japan! A nation destroyed, its people exterminated!
At this moment, on the island nation of Japan, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, who had just been appointed King of Japan by Emperor Yongle Zhu Di five years ago, suddenly felt a chill on his neck.
He turned his head to look west, where the land of China lay.
A fierce wind arose! In that instant, the leader of the samurai class who unified Japan and personally created the golden age of medieval Japan seemed to see a ferocious dragon opening its bloody maw and sweeping towards Japan!
At the same location, a hundred years later, Oda Nobunaga, known as the Sixth Heaven Demon King, suddenly felt a chill run down his spine, as if he were instantly enveloped by countless chilling killing intents!
The fury of China! Spanning thousands of years! Is about to erupt!